The murkiness of Donald Trump's position is really what distinguishes him from other Republican nominees and contenders who have been steadfast in their opposition to LGBTQ equality.

Too many people think that "good manners" are about subjugating yourself to others. Not true. Respect, and just as important, self-respect are two key elements in this equation.

I keep reading that Donald Trump is the most pro-LGBT GOP presidential nominee of all time - and I actually think that's true.

Rely on facts, figures, principles of equality and fairness.

There's nothing you can say that won't make you seem ungrateful or rude.

Calling a trans person by their former name is referred to as "deadnaming" and is considered highly offensive to most trans people I know.

When someone transitions you should refer to them by their new name both in the present and with references back in time.

Acceptance comes through understanding.

A big question that we have is that we do not understand why the comfort of the few should override the comfort of the many.

More people use guns to kill themselves than to kill others.

Putting our heads in the sand is not a wise strategy.

Jousting with an obvious hoodlum couldn't hurt.

- The myths are dead. The gods are dead. The ghosts and ghouls and phantoms are dead. There is only the State, and the People.- No, Monsieur Robespierre. There is much more than that.

Great ambition and conquest without contribution is without significance. What will your contribution be? How will history remember you?

Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'

The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.

Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.

It's taken me a long time to appreciate that my intelligence is greater than what I was told and that I am very creative, and I see in pictures.

The head has no purpose in the golf swing. It simply goes where the body takes it

For me nonviolence is a creed. I must act up to it, whether I am alone or have companions.

In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement.